Most plant managers in the region cite the concentrated transportation grid that serves Aiken and Edgefield Counties as a major reason for locating here.
Infrastructure

Airports

With an emphasis on business and private travel, located just a few minutes from Aiken’s county center, the Aiken Municipal Airport serves the region’s general aviation and corporate flight needs with 3,800 and 5,000-foot runways. The Trenton Municipal Airport, located in Edgefield County, has one 3,600-foot runway.

The Augusta Regional Airport - Augusta, GA, only 30 minutes from Aiken, offers nonstop service to Atlanta, Dallas and Charlotte through Delta, American Eagle and U.S. Airways Express.

1501 Aviation Way
Augusta, GA 30906-9620
706-793-1137

Columbia Metropolitan Airport, less than one hour away from Aiken and Edgefield, serves the southeast regional hub for UPS and provides commercial airline service to Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, New York, Detroit, Washington DC, Chicago, Charlotte, and Philadelphia. Columbia carriers include American Eagle, Continental, Delta, United and U.S. Airways.

Columbia Metropolitan Airport also offers regional businesses a foreign trade zone, located conveniently on a 108-acre tract within the complex, which allows manufacturers to purchase imported machinery, raw materials, and supplies at duty-free or reduced-duty rates. Merchandisers who import into foreign trade zones are only required to pay one merchandise-processing fee per week, which reduces costs to those who would otherwise have to file multiple fees.

3000 Aviation Way
West Columbia, SC 29170-2191
803-822-5000

General Aviation

Aiken Municipal Airport  5,500' and 3,800' 
Trenton Municipal Airport  4,310' runway 

Motor Freight Transportation

Multiple truck lines serve the area.

 

 

 

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